1-5-12. Joe Foss Day.
The seventeenth day of April, to be known as Joe Foss Day, shall be observed in this state as a working holiday. Joe Foss Day is dedicated to the remembrance and recognition of South Dakota's favorite son and war hero, Governor Joe Foss.
Source: SL 2004, ch 5, ยง1.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 1 - State Affairs and Government
Section 1-5-1 - Holidays enumerated.
Section 1-5-1.1 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day established.
Section 1-5-1.2 - Native Americans' Day established.
Section 1-5-1.3 - South Dakota Statehood Day established.
Section 1-5-2 - Business and official acts permitted on holidays.
Section 1-5-3 - Past transactions on holidays validated.
Section 1-5-4 - Acts performed on day after holiday.
Section 1-5-8 - Little Big Horn Recognition Day.
Section 1-5-9 - Wounded Knee Day.
Section 1-5-11 - Bill of Rights Day.
Section 1-5-12 - Joe Foss Day.
Section 1-5-13 - POW/MIA Recognition Day.
Section 1-5-14 - Purple Heart Recognition Day.
Section 1-5-15 - Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day.